Despite severe weather, all the spring crops had been planted in Chechnya by May 25, according to Khan-Pasha Matuyev, the director of the department for vegetable growth, chemicalization and protection of plants at the Chechen Ministry of Agriculture. 101,000 hectares were planted, including over 1,000 hectares of rice, Yuga.ru reports.
Winter wheat crops, reminds Matuyev, cover over 93,000 hectares, elite seeds have been planted on over 16,000 hectares.
